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Yazoo County Kidnapping

Tonight at ten, a woman is safe tonight after a man attacked her with a knife and held her hostage.

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Updated: 7:13 AM CDT Jul 7, 2016

Yazoo County Kidnapping

Tonight at ten, a woman is safe tonight after a man attacked her with a knife and held her hostage.

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Updated: 7:13 AM CDT Jul 7, 2016

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WEBVTT BOUT HOW SHESURVIVED THE ATTAC I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO KILLME.ROSS: OSHIANA YOUNG TALKINGABOUT HOW HER EX-BOYFRIENDKIDNAPPED HER AT GUNPOINT.THE 28-YEAR-OLD MAN TORRIANTAYLOR HELD HER HOSTAGE FOR HOURS IN A YAZOO COUNTY CORNFIELD. OF THE TIME I WAS PRAYING TOGOD.-- ALL THE TIME I WAS PRAYING TOGOD.I JUST WISH I WAS THERE WHENSOMEONE TOLD ME THERE WASSOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM.ROSS: IT ALL STARTED WEDNESDAYMORNING AT YOUNG'S HOME IN THEBENTON COMMUNITY EAST OF YAZOOCITY.>> I WAS ASLEEP AND MYEX-BOYFRIEND BROKE INTO THEHOUSE.HE HAD A KNIFE, HE WAS TRYING TOSTEP ME.-- STAFF-- STAB ME.ROSS: YOUNG MANAGED TO ESCAPE.AND AS SHE HID ON THE SIDE OFTHE HOUSE, YOUNG SAID HERGRANDMOTHER GRABBED A HANDGUN TODEFEND HERSELF, BUT SAID TAYLORGRABBED IT.TAYLOR QUICKLY CAUGHT UP WITHHER, ARMED WITH HERGRANDMOTHER'S HANDGUN.AT ONE POINT, THAT GUN WENT OFF.>> I SAID, PLEASE DON'T KILL ME.AND I SAID -- AND HE SAID, I'MNOT GOING TO KILL YOU, I'M GOINGTO KILL MYSELF.ROSS: SHE SAYS TAYLOR HELD HERIN THOSE CORNFIELDS FOR SEVERALHOURS BEFORE DEPUTIES TALKEDTAYLOR INTO SURRENDERING. >> I'M SO GLAD MY STEPDAD CAMETO THE RESCUE TO HELP ME.

Yazoo County Kidnapping

Tonight at ten, a woman is safe tonight after a man attacked her with a knife and held her hostage.